Fabian Johnson

U.S. men’s national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann announced the 23-man roster for this summer’s CONCACAF Gold Cup on Tuesday, and Galaxy defender Omar Gonzalez and midfielder Gyasi Zardes made the cut. Gonzalez’s inclusion hardly comes as a surprise, as he made his senior national team debut in 2010 and started as center back in two 2014 World Cup matches. Zardes, on the other hand, is a relative newcomer to the international stage. He made his national debut in January and has played only in friendlies so far. Recently, he started in the midfield during two surprise victories by the U.S. over the Netherlands and Germany. Against the Dutch, he scored his first...

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